Last week the
American Watercolor Society announced the names of the
artists selected for the 146th Annual Exhibition (2013). It's customary for the show to travel to a number of different venues throughout the USA over the course of one year.
Below you can find the names of the selected artists PLUS
links to their websites (and, where identified, their blogs). I've highlighted signature members in bold. The titles of blogs spotted while finding links are italicised and included in brackets.
The main conditions of entry are as follows
The Annual Exhibition is open to all artists working in water soluble media: watercolor, acrylic, casein, gouache and egg tempera on paper. Canvas is not accepted.
No collage, pastels, class work, copies, digital images or prints; original work only. The artwork may not be a copy or likeness of another’s work (i.e. painting, drawing, photograph, digital image or print). Only original artwork is accepted.
I've really enjoyed taking a look at the watercolour paintings of the artists selected for the exhibition. Interestingly far more artists in the USA seem to work in transparent watercolour rather than opaque paint. There's intense competition to be selected for this show and I suggest that any aspiring watercolour artist should take a look at their work.
Selected Artists - 146th Annual Exhibition (2013)
| Anne Abgott | Charles McVicker, AWS |
| Ingrid Albrecht | Mark Mehaffey, AWS |
| Joseph Alleman, AWS | Chris Messer (Chris Messer Art) |
| Patricia Allen, AWS, NWS (Being an Artist) | Joe Miller, AWS |
| Sue Allen | Dean Mitchell, AWS (a previous AWS Gold Medal Winner) |
| Catherine Anderson, AWS | Mark Mohr |
| Wilmer Anderson, AWS | Judy Morris, AWS |
| Mina Angelos | Susan Murphy, AWS (Arthouse Studio School) |
| Sue Archer, AWS, NWS, TWSA | Eileen Neill |
| Ali, A Aryan, AWS | Nanette Noone, AWS |
| Linda Baker, AWS | Carla O'Connor, AWS |
| Nancy Barch, AWS | Catherine O'Neill, AWS |
| Andy Barton, AWS | Kris Parins |
| Miles Batt, Sr., AWS | William Perry |
| Anna Bellenger | Carl Phillips |
| Denny Bond, AWS | Carole Pickle, AWS |
| Anna Bonfili, AWS | Joel Popadics, AWS |
| Elaine Bowers | Kris Preslan NWS, TWSA |
| Brienne Brown (Blog) | Preecha Promprabtuk, AWS |
| Gregory Bruno, AWS | Stephen Quiller, AWS |
| Chica Brunsvold, AWS, NWS | Donna Read |
| Jessica Bryant | Peter Robson |
| Dan Burt, AWS | Irena Roman, AWS (Irena Roman Watercolors) |
| Karen Butler, AWS | Charles Rouse |
| Elaine Callahan (blog) | Jason Rowles, AWS |
| Janet Campbell | John Salminen, AWS |
| Peter Carey | Daniel San Souci, AWS |
| Mary Carlton, AWS (winner of AWS Gold Medal 2001) | Janice Sayles |
| Henry Casselli, AWS | Diane Schmidt, AWS, NWS |
| Cheng-Khee Chee, AWS | George Schoonover |
| Sandeep Chhatraband, AWS | Myra Schuetter, AWS |
| Jacqueline Clark FWS, PWS, NWS | Dennis Short |
| Pat Cook, AWS, NWS | Edwin Shuttleworth, AWS |
| Ann Crouter | Dan Simoneau |
| Elaine Daily-Birnbaum, AWS | Dorla Slider, AWS |
| Ratindra Das, AWS | Francis Smith |
| Walt Davis | Richard Sneary |
| Janet Dutton NWS | Julie Soldano |
| Frank Eber, AWS (Frank Eber: Watercolor Landscapes) | Siv Spurgeon |
| L. S. Eldridge | Kristin Stashenko, AWS |
| Sy Ellens | Carol Staub |
| Z L Feng, AWS | Peggy Stenmark, AWS |
| Lynn Ferris | Iain Stewart |
| Suzanne Fine | David Stickel, AWS |
| Tom Francesconi | Ron Stocke, AWS |
| Qian Gao, AWS | Jane Stoddard |
| Kathleen Giles | Susan Swinand, AWS |
| Jean Gill, AWS | Michalyn Tarantino |
| Cathy Hegman, AWS | LaVonne Tarbox-Crone, AWS |
| Tom Herzberg, AWS | Bill Teitsworth, AWS |
| Serge Hollerbach, AWS | Susannah Thomer |
| Pat Holscher, AWS | Ron Thurston, AWS |
| Lynn Hosegood, AWS | Zhou Tianya |
| Robert Hubbach, AWS | Htun Tin, AWS |
| Lance Hunter | Susan Tregay (blog) |
| Jeanne Hyland | Toshiko Ukon |
| Karin Isenburg | Donald VanHorn, AWS |
| Paul Jackson, AWS | William Vrscak, AWS |
| Jeffrey Jakub | Myrna Wacknov, AWS (blog) |
| George James, AWS | Henry Walker, AWS |
| Lori Jenkins | Donna Watson, AWS |
| Michael Kotarba | Frank Webb, AWS |
| Mark Krayenhoff, AWS | June Webster, AWS |
| Christine Krupinski, AWS | Stewart White, AWS |
| Melanie Lacki, AWS | H Willis, AWS |
| Jan Ledbetter | Jeff Wilson, AWS |
| Glenn Leung | Bernyce Winick, AWS |
| Larry Lombardo, AWS | Frederick Wong, AWS |
| James Maria, AWS | Alan Wylie, AWS |
| Antonio Masi, AWS | Barbara Yoerg |
| Geoffrey McCormack NWS | Susan Young |
| Laurin McCracken, AWS | Donna Zagotta, AWS |
| James McFarlane, AWS | Joseph Zbukvic |
| Robert McIntyre | |
| Carol McSweeney, AWS | |
If I've made any errors in identifying websites, please let me know and I'll correct it immediately. You can contact me via a comment or via email to the address highlighted in the side column.
145th Travelling Exhibition (2012)
You can also see the 145th Travelling Exhibition at the following venues in 2013
- January 2-26, 2013 Sacramento Fine Arts Center, 5330-B Gibbons Drive, Carmichael, CA 95608
- February 1 - 23, 2013 Kerr Arts & Cultural Center, 228 Earl Garrett - P.O Box 2064, Kerrville, TX 78029-3634
- March 8 - 30, 2013 Art Center Manatee, 209 9th Street W. Bradenton, FL 34205
- April 13 - May 12, 2013 Tullahoma Fine Arts Center, 401 South Jackson Street, Tullahoma, TN 37388
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2 comments:
Watercolor has always been my favorite medium; it is just so light feeling, which by definition is probably inherent. Still, I love it and wish I could find events such as these around here.
some super amazing painters...Dean Mitchell & Joseph Alleman are my favorites. i think it's not only their style but subdued palette.
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